In which kangaroos are hench. We inhale the heady aroma of Gamescom and discuss its various offerings, Tom F tells another tale of Endless Legend, Tom S flips through N++ and Marsh recounts the cautionary Kickstarter yarn of Zombie Playground.

Plus, the latest splutterings about Life Is Strange Episode 4, some inexpert opinions on The International, reasons to hate our past selves, why Obama needs a cryo-pod, locating the Fuck This Point, what games smell like and tripping balls in The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.

Show Notes:

We mention a bunch of Gamescom games: Dark Souls III, Tomb Raider: Tombs of War - Shitting Men Up With Knives Edition, Crackdown 3, Halo Wars 2, Homefront: The Revolution, We Happy Few and Cobalt. You can find all their trailers, and several others, here, with the exception of Cobalt, which you can find here.

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